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Introduced
01/07/2026
01/07/2026
In Committee
02/11/2026
02/11/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
104th General Assembly
Bill Summary
Amends the Illinois State Auditing Act. Provides that, as soon as practical after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Auditor General shall conduct a comprehensive investigation of how 340B covered entities within Illinois participate in the 340B Drug Discount Program. Provides that the investigation shall examine the impact of this participation by 340B covered entities on State health programs, such as Medicaid and the State Employees Group Insurance Program, and shall include the specified assessments. Requires the Auditor General to make recommendations to the General Assembly based on the findings from the investigation.
AI Summary
This bill mandates that the Illinois Auditor General conduct a comprehensive investigation into how entities in Illinois that are eligible for the 340B Drug Discount Program, a federal program providing discounted medications to certain healthcare organizations serving low-income and uninsured patients, actually participate in it. The investigation will specifically examine the program's impact on state health programs like Medicaid and the State Employees Group Insurance Program, and will include assessments of 340B profit generation, spending on third-party administrators and pharmacy benefit managers, payments to contract pharmacies, whether entities maintain ownership of drugs at contract pharmacies, drug markups, and the extent to which discounts are passed on to vulnerable patients. Following the investigation, the Auditor General will provide recommendations to the General Assembly.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
House Executive Committee Hearing (10:00:00 2/25/2026 Room 118) (on 02/25/2026)
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